The West Bank is run by the Palestinian Authority—not Hamas. This would be an act of mass ethnic cleansing w/o even the pretense of self-defense.

Amid Israel's new offensive in the West Bank, note that the US gov acknowledges Isr forces have committed "gross violations of human rights" there. By refusing to hold them accountable, Biden is "in non-compliance with the law," per a former top official. justsecurity.org/96522/israel-l…

Right into the subtitle hall of fame

The Elon Musk Book Club brings us a stirring message from George Orwell, author of Brave New World

CBS poll: 61% of Americans oppose weapons aid to Israel’s assault in Gaza. 77% of Democrats and 63% of self-identifying moderates reject US weapons aid to Israel. 77% of under 30 oppose weapons aid to Israel, 75% of Black Americans, 66% of women, 56% of white college grads.

Every reporter should be asking Biden where the red line is. It was supposed to be Rafah. Does the attack on PA-controlled West Bank cross the line? Preemptive strikes in Lebanon? Where is the line?

An Appeal survey of state prison systems reveals that prisoners in many of the hottest states live in units without air-conditioning. Only five states provide air conditioning in all prison housing units.

God, he's so bad at this

Pay attention. 800,000 incarcerated workers are currently forced to labor in prisons for pennies. Don’t believe me? Read on for first hand accounts from inside. Slavery is alive in the US. Thread:

The fact that we supply weapons to the Israeli gov’t when Israel has used those weapons to openly flout international law *is* the policy change. This is about policy compliance and holding Israel to the same legal standard as any other country.

The Reagan extended universe

"Between Harris's call to build more apartments, and Trump's plan to do something he calls the Super Trail of Tears, both sides have a strategy to address high housing costs."

If a country I was supplying weapons to was shooting at humanitarian food workers, I would probably stop supplying weapons to that country.

Incredible: the The Minnesota Star Tribune found who owns Tim Walz's old Sega Dreamcast -- a Plymouth, MN man who bought it off Craigslist for $25 from a former Walz intern startribune.com/tim-walz-gover…

The MTA is falling apart

really enjoying picturing him chilling with his multiple english professor friends analyzing his narrative techniques.

It feels like JD Vance read the GOP strategy memo wrong and, instead of doing 1960s Selma, he’s doing 1690s Salem.

Oh I don't know, I think that territory is actually very well charted

NEW: Britain says it is suspending some arms exports to Israel over risk of breaking international law apnews.com/article/uk-isr…

A 26-year-old American woman has been shot in the head and killed by the Israeli military during an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank. cnn.com/2024/09/06/mid…